I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Chapter 172 Light. Light is hanging upside down and ascending to heaven!

That must have been a fire deliberately started by the Comb Army, which burned down many buildings.

The castle, in particular, was badly burned.

But what was strange was that not all the buildings in the city were burned. It seemed that it burned for a while and then stopped.

Judging from some traces, it must have rained heavily that day, which prevented the fire from spreading completely.

Originally, Roland thought that everyone in the city had turned into crystal people because of the fire.

But the reality seems not to be the case.

No one knew what could have turned all the people in the city into crystal in such a short period of time.

But some of those who were burned by the fire, after turning into crystal people, became strange, conscious crazy things.

They didn't know what they suddenly saw on the night of the mutation, and they seemed to have gone crazy.

"No wonder so many buildings were burned beyond recognition. Damn those Comb Army! How many people did they burn to death that night?!"

Old John and his group were simply a group of demons. Everyone was filled with resentment.

Gradually, everyone felt some pressure, they stopped being arrogant and used the Crab Eye Elephant Formation.

The Crab Eye Elephant Formation is known as a magic fortress. Under the protection of the formation, it is difficult for ordinary spells to hurt them.

Among them, those with lower strength will see their spells weakened, but those with stronger strength standing on the main attacking constellation will see their magic power increased, and the effects of their spells and magic items will also become stronger as their magic power increases.

The Crab Eye Elephant Formation also has some special positions where people who are tired can take turns to rest in the formation.

Everyone noticed that most of the pressure came from the castle. The people gathered inside the castle seemed to be members of the Comb Army. Therefore, most of the crystal people who escaped from the castle were highly aggressive lunatics.

After a fight, Barnett pulled out a mid-grade rare item and shouted, "There are more and more of those things, don't hold back."

As he spoke, he observed Roland's methods.

But he found that Roland only took a medium-quality rare item, and he couldn't help but curse in his heart.

Roland was also a little anxious. He saw that every time someone took the main attacking position, they were not putting in enough effort. He thought to himself, "If we fail this time, they can afford to wait for the wizard group to come and deal with things, but I can't."

If I continue to take the lead, I can solve this problem. My magic power is a little abnormal now, so this is just right for consumption. But it will inevitably consume some rare items.
Roland sensed the items in the bag and thought to himself, "Some of these items are quite worthless, and their sources are questionable. They're hard to sell. But I'm at a huge disadvantage."

Roland pondered secretly.

These rare items all came from the Red Skull. Those who came out today were all apprentices from the Tower, and they had no connection with those little brats. Roland wasn't afraid of wasting them here.

But he didn't want to suffer like this.

He said to everyone, "Don't change the formation anymore. I'll be the main attacker. However, this position consumes some magical items. You need to gather some magic stones to compensate me."

After some discussion, everyone agreed to gather two thousand magic stones for Roland. Furthermore, Roland pledged to remain at the forefront, ensuring he wouldn't leave the field. Therefore, the bottle would also belong to him.

He had been feeling a bit strange about his magic power since entering the city. It was beginning to feel like it was becoming uncontrollable.

If this continues, you will either advance in an abnormal way and become a butterfly or a rainbow princess.

Or, with a snap, it shattered into seven-colored crystals on the ground.

He needs to splurge now.

After negotiating the terms, Roland took out a chain-shaped, high-quality artifact—it was Alina's, definitely stolen goods.

In addition to this stolen goods, there are several other items, which are also stolen goods of the Red Skulls.

He already had quite a few replacements on hand, and had long planned to melt them down and sell them. Now that they were wasted here, it was just the right time to melt them down and sell them for money.

Moreover, you can get some money from the public, which is much more profitable than selling it directly at a low price on the black market.

Barnett, who was standing by, sneered inwardly when he saw Roland take out a top-grade artifact right away.

There are some special monsters among the crystal people that can release a strange substance that can turn rare objects into crystals. Once contaminated to this extent, even if the crystals on them are restored, they will be difficult to use again.

Although top-grade rare items are not easily damaged, they cannot withstand such use.

That chain artifact seems to be of high value and should be considered a good card in that kid's hand.

Sure enough, after more than ten minutes, the chain began to crystallize, and after a while, the chain became unusable.

But it seems that the boy doesn't seem to feel sorry.

Barnett understood that there seemed to be something wrong with the origin of the chain.

At this time, Roland took out another square hammer-shaped, top-grade artifact.

Barnett was not surprised. Neither he nor Roland were ordinary high-level apprentices, and each of them had a top-grade rare item in their hands.

Barnett, feeling somewhat distressed, took out a high-grade artifact. He had just broken a mid-grade and a low-grade artifact. However, the sources of those two artifacts were questionable, making them difficult to sell. If they were broken, they were broken. He could melt them down and sell them for scrap later.

Barnett knew that while he might not have as many rare items as the boy, he wasn't afraid of a fight. Unlike him, he had the Rainbow Disease, and to prevent everyone from retreating midway, he would work harder than anyone else.

Secondly, first of all, the school will give a lot of rewards this time to make up for everyone’s losses.

Among them was a potion for advancing to the 'Official Wizard' level. The boy named Roland wanted it, so he would always play the role of the main attacker.

We had discussed this matter beforehand.

Secondly, this guy, relying on his crystallization pollution and having more magic power than ordinary people, said that he would always stand in the main attack position and would not retreat to rest. He also asked everyone for 2,000 magic stones to make up for his losses.

Sure enough, when Barnett began to rest with the damaged artifact, the boy was still standing there, attacking. He also changed the artifact in his hand.

It was a flaming spear, also a top-grade rare item.

Barnett sneered secretly, that fool who lives off his wife!

That kid is not particularly favored by Princess Baiqi. How many rare items can Her Royal Highness the Princess give him?

Three rare items, that's the limit. Now that kid has taken out three rare items, and they are all top-grade rare items. All the trump cards should have been taken out.

Soon, Barnett came back on the court. He was no longer willing to take the top-grade items and started to use the lower-grade items.

He looked at Roland and found that he had also changed a mid-grade rare item in his hand.

Barnett waited a moment longer. Roland had almost used up all his magic and artifacts, and the mid-level apprentices were starting to get injured and leave the battlefield. So, he shouted, "This won't work! Most of those crazy crystal people are from the castle. We need to get some rain inside the castle."

I have a magic that can solve this problem, but my magic power is not enough. Release your magic power and let me draw it, and I will tear this castle apart. "

Roland nodded and said, "Master Barnett is absolutely right. Let's do this."

Everyone agreed. Matt hesitated for a moment and then asked, "Master Barnett, you're not planning to use the spell 'Quicksand', are you? From what I know, this spell consumes a lot of energy. If it's not properly controlled, the caster will die. Although you can use this trick with our support, can you control it?"

Matt was worried that Barnett had beaten himself to death.

Barnett smiled and said, "I can certainly control it, but just in case, you guys keep this."

Barnett handed each of them a palm-sized magical chess piece. This piece could be transformed into three different positions based on three simple incantations: one to receive magic power, known as "reservoir." Another to release magic power, known as "opening the gate." The final position stopped the flow of magic power, known as "closing the gate."

Regardless of who is holding the chess piece, when it's in the "water storage" state, it will absorb magic power. When it's in the "open gate" state, magic power will be sucked away like a flood. If the chess piece is in the "closed gate" state, it will stop transmitting magic power.

If you don't have any chess pieces in your hand, the default is "Open Gate". Your mana will be drained.

Everyone checked the chess pieces in their hands and found no problems.

As Roland examined his chess set, his eyebrows twitched slightly. He said nothing, but simply extended his hand and beckoned the chess set from the little girl Amber in the crowd.

After checking it, he returned Amber's chess set.

At this time, Matt threw the chess set in his hand to Barnett and said, "Barnett, my chess set seems to be different from yours."

Barnett took it, examined it, and shook his head, saying, "This chess piece is broken. I don't have a spare. You should leave the magic circle."

Matt snorted coldly, pulled out an amulet from his pocket, and crushed it. He then severed his connection with the Crab Eye Elephant Formation.

He said, "Roland, there might be some bad pieces in our chess set. Check them carefully. If the formation starts soon, you won't be able to leave the Crab Eye Elephant Formation."

Hearing this, Barnett frowned and said unkindly: "Matt, what do you mean?"

Before Matt could say anything, Roland said, "Matt, don't overthink things. We need to work together now. Otherwise, it will be difficult to leave today. Maester Barnett, let's get started quickly. I've already damaged four artifacts, and the potion is almost gone. If you delay any longer, I'm afraid I won't even have the magic power to support you in guiding the Quicksand."

Barnett hummed and chanted a spell.

Everyone felt their magical energy flowing endlessly toward Barnett. In just two or three seconds, Amber's face paled. She ate a candy bean and tried to hold on a little longer, but a spell struck, transforming the chess piece in her hand into a gate.

She couldn't see where the spell came from, but she guessed it must be Teacher Roland.

The spell was extremely long. After half a minute, the middle-level apprentices could no longer hold on and closed the gates, taking potions and resting.

A minute later, only Roland and another senior apprentice remained in the Crab Eye Formation, supporting Barnett as he channeled his spell. At the same time, everyone sensed a rustling sound coming from the massive castle ahead. It seemed as if the massive castle was slowly falling from the top, turning to gravel.

Barnett shouted, "Maester Roland, we can't let the sand bury all the crystal people. Hurry up and use your Wind Prince!"

Roland immediately injected a large amount of magic power into the Wind Prince's ring. Immediately, everyone felt a strong wind, as if a terrifying tornado was slowly rising in the distance.

Suddenly, the sky was filled with raging sand, covering the entire ground. The exposed skin of the people was actually hurt by the fine sand.

The moment Prince Wind appeared, Roland felt ten strong suction forces, and he violently pumped his magic power.

It seems that many middle-level apprentices who are taking a break have changed their chess skills.

Roland said, "Barnett, you're so slow. When will you be able to finish channeling the magic? Let me give you a hand."

As soon as he finished speaking, Barnett suddenly felt a surge of magical power, ten times greater than the previous one, rushing into his body. His nearly depleted magical power was instantly replenished. The next second, he felt the magical power within him surge, unable to suppress its "riot".

"not good!"

Barnett used his remaining consciousness to change the chess pieces and then fainted.

When he woke up, it seemed like only a few minutes had passed. His magic power had been drained away, and the chessboard had become a "gate".

There were sounds of fighting in the distance, it seemed that Matt and the remaining people were fighting with the crystal people.

There was a person beside him, that Roland, who was standing beside him and helping him stabilize the circulation of magic in his body.

He felt the magic power on Roland and his face turned pale.

This person's magic power has not changed at all from the beginning.

He seemed to know a very amazing method that could conceal the magical aura and life.

Barnett felt his men and found that they had all turned into shattered crystals. He was terrified. That man's magic power was not at the level of a proper wizard. No, he had already begun to assimilate with the mystery. He was about to become a monster!
"Master Roland, there was a problem with the magic just now. I failed to control the power of the quicksand. Please don't blame me."

Roland said, "It's okay. I certainly don't blame you, Barnett. Have you noticed a problem?"

Barnett said, "You say."

Roland said, "These crystal people keep turning into humans and then back into crystal people in the acid rain. It's really strange."

Barnett was stunned for a long time and said, "Is there such a situation?"

Roland said, "Oh, so you haven't secretly opened your eyes this whole time."

Barnett ignored Roland's words and asked, "Did those people we put into the bags turn into crystal people?"

Roland shook his head and said, "No. So, I guess there must be something here that we can't see. But now everything I see is colorful. I can't see clearly, I really can't see clearly.

Could you help me look up and see what this city looks like and what is in it?

That's definitely not a rainbow, nor is it crystal. Isn't this a plague of light? My theory should be correct, but my shadow has already covered the sky, and it's raining heavily. The world should be pitch black, so why would someone turn into crystal?

Hehehe, hum ...
No, it has color, it’s so bright! "

Roland fell into a frantic soliloquy. Barnett lifted his blindfold in confusion and looked around. Immediately, his face turned extremely terrified.

"T-How is this possible?!"

"Hanging upside down. The upside down light ascended to the sky!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a crackling sound of crystals coming from Barnett's body, and he slowly turned into a crystal statue.

With a bang, his body shattered into pieces in Roland's palm.

A voice came from behind Roland: "Teacher, I guessed what it is. It's the rainbow bell!"

Amber's voice grew farther and farther away, as if slowly floating upwards. She said, "That's the world's largest rainbow bell, spanning a thousand miles. Although obscured by clouds, it can't block its colors. It's not afraid of darkness either, because it itself is a kind of light, a colorful light."

A powerful suction force absorbed Roland's magic power. This force was ten times stronger than the "magic power absorption" of Barnett and others.

Roland felt something was amiss. He reached out and took out the chess piece, intending to "close the gate" and deprive the amber of its magic power supply, causing it to fall back from the sky.

But suddenly I remembered that my chess pieces had been tampered with!

Barnett gave him a chess game with a problem, but he pretended not to know, which tricked Barnett. Now he wants to trick his own students!
He heard the sound of flapping wings above his head. Amber seemed to have turned into something and was flying farther and farther away.

Roland opened his eyes, but he couldn't see anything clearly because of the colorful lights around him. He reached out and threw something, trying to restrain the little girl, but it was useless.

The little girl cast a very clumsy, yet surprisingly effective, spell. Even after Roland's mysterious object was placed on her, it couldn't restrain her!

Roland shouted on the ground and heard her say in the sky:
"It's okay, Master. I can withstand your magic. I understand magic! That spell is very powerful. Once it is cast, Amber will transform into the most amazing magician in the world!"

Buzz buzz buzz. Roland heard the sound of bells.

It's like someone is ringing a bell!

Slowly, Roland discovered that the light around him was getting smaller and smaller in the sound of the bell, or rather, the strips of colorful light were becoming narrower.

It turns out that I have never been blind.

When he opens his eyes, the surroundings should be colorful.

Those are rainbows rising from the earth!

They rose up into the sky from the Crystal City, hanging upside down, and turned the heavy rain in the sky into a colorful rainstorm!
No, that's not right!

That's the reflected aurora!

The royal city is a huge jewel basin, and the crystals that make up this jewel basin can reflect light into a rainbow.

In this pitch-black night, there is light—it's the aurora! Beyond the city, beyond the clouds in the distant sky, countless "rainbows" hang down from the sky, their dancing figures, giving this dark world a brilliant glow!
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Roland heard the sound of ravens.

He raised his head in confusion and saw a huge and strange bird.

She was a magician, and her spells were terrible.

This resulted in her looking neither human nor bird.

But that powerful magic power supported her to complete the spell and also made her body extremely huge.

Her feathers are so beautiful, like amber.

The bird's feathers reflect brilliant light under the illumination of the aurora.

She was like the hand of the rainbow goddess, constantly circling in the harp-like auroras.

Every time she circles, the aurora becomes smaller, and the light on her body becomes more brilliant!
The colors of the aurora illuminate this colorful raven, a divine brilliance!

Buzz buzz.
Roland heard the bells again!

Just as people wished in the story, there was an amber princess ringing the bell.

The light made a sound!

When the light from the divine bird began to intersect with the aurora in the sky, a strange wave appeared. The wave collided with the elements in the air, and a buzzing sound like a bell appeared.

It turns out that the Amber Princess in the story is a magical bird!
A mythical bird named Amber.

A fluorescent light appeared before Roland's eyes. It was the fluorescence emitted by Roland's body, this city, and all the crystal objects on the horizon far beyond his sight!
The Crystal Princess disease in this world is constantly gathering on the body of the divine bird, becoming one of her feathers.

Just like a flood, the divine bird opened the floodgates and they poured down, unable to be stopped.

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The birds sang their last song accompanied by the sound of the bells.

It was as if she were saying to her teacher:
—Look, teacher! I used the magic spell! It works!

——Teacher, I have become a real magician!
——The most amazing magician in the world!
——My spell is invincible!

After the rainbow disappeared, the sky became dark again and heavy rain fell.

The divine bird landed on the ground, its body looking lifelike as if it were wrapped in a layer of amber.

If the sun shines on it, the amber will emit rainbow colors. Roland couldn't let the amber's efforts go to waste. He suppressed his sadness, blindfolded himself again, and walked over using the echo spell, intending to keep the amber in darkness forever.

At this moment, Roland sensed something from the sound reflected from the amber, and his eyelids twitched suddenly.

　1.2 today, to finish this storyline.

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